USING THE TELEVISION AS A COMPUTER MONITOR
IMPORTANT – Before connecting the computer to the television you must ensure the computer settings are correct for the television. You MUST do this using your old monitor.
WINDOWS XP, WINDOWS VISTA
1)Switch on your computer
2)When finishing booting up right click your mouse anywhere on the screen
XP Screen | VISTA Screen |
3)Left click your mouse on Properties/Personalise
XP Screen | VISTA Screen |
4)Left click your mouse on Setting/Display Settings. Ensure the screen resolution is set to what is shown in the technical specifications section toward the rear of this user guide. To correct the resolution to that of the television move the slider.
XP Screen | VISTA Screen |
5)Left click your mouse on Advance/Advance Settings and left click on Monitor
XP Screen | VISTA Screen |
6)Left click on the drop down for Screen refresh rate and select 60 Hertz.
7)Click on Apply, then click Yes and the settings will be saved.
8)Now switch off your computer and connect the television (as shown below)
9)
CONNECTING A LAPTOP
In addition to the above if you are connecting a laptop to the television you will also need to activate the VGA connection on the laptop.
This can vary based on the brand of laptop you have.
1)Connect the laptop to the television
2)On the Laptop push buttons
Fn | + F5 |
The screen will now switch to the television.
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